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I rush up the front steps of his home and knock on the door. When it opens, I’m shocked because it’s not Harrison I see standing there.
Instead, there’s a woman with short brown hair and big brown eyes staring back at me.
“Oh, hello. Is Harrison here?” I ask her, trying to peek behind her into the house to see if I see him there.
She blocks the door and steps out onto the front porch, closing the front door behind her. “I’m sorry, but Harrison is indisposed at the moment. Who are you?” The bitchiness shining through her tone isn’t something I’m making up. I’m sure of it.
“Who are you?” I ask her, not trying to be polite anymore.
“I’m his girlfriend Hilary. And you are?” She holds out her hand, batting her eyelashes like she’s so innocent.
I’m not buying it. “I thought you two broke up?” I ask her, my tone on fire.
She stares at me like I’ve grown another head. “No, we did. But it was because I didn’t want to move to this small town. I’ve changed my mind, and now I’ve moved here.”
“I want to talk to Harrison.” I need to hear this from his mouth, but before she can tell me where he is, I feel the bile rising from my gut.
I’m going to be sick.
This is all too familiar. Just like with Drake and Stella.
I don’t want to play these games anymore. I step away from Hilary and rush back down the street, tears forming, threatening to break free.
I will not cry.
I will not fall victim to another man using me and discarding me once it suits him.
My phone dings from my purse, and I dig through to find it.
“Hey,” Lennon says through FaceTime. “Oh no, what’s wrong?”
I stop walking. “Do I look that bad?”
“You look upset. What’s wrong?”
“Tell your cousin I want to do it.” I don’t want to go into all the news about Harrison and his ex-girlfriend, or current girlfriend. “I want to focus on what I can handle. Or else I’ll completely fall apart.”
“Oh, right. Okay. Sure. I’ll let her know.”
I nod and say my goodbyes. I call Mitch next, letting him know I’m moving my shop and getting out of the lease with him. He’s more than helpful, letting me cut out early because of the issues with the building. I’m even getting my full deposit back, which will help with the move.
Everything appears to be looking up. I call my mother next, letting her know the news, and then I pull up listings for places to rent in Magnolia Ridge. It’s only a thirty-minute drive on the interstate, and I know in the beginning I can go back and forth between towns, but I want out of this town as soon as possible.
There’s nothing left here for me anymore.
It all happens so quickly. How easy it is for me to leave this town and move onto the next is rapid fast.
But I feel this is the right move.
I can’t believe it.
I’m going to miss Lennon, and I won’t even allow myself to think about Harrison. I would have liked to have spoken to him one last time. Gotten the whole story from him, but I just don’t want to deal with the drama.
It’s just like Drake 2.0.
I can’t put my heart out there like that again.
I won’t do it.
